The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 28, 2172
Waxing Crescent
25.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
1:07 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.4%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3084
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.4° / 69.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 27.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.29° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.00° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.92° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.